HOW TO BECOME A RUNNER | COUCH TO 5K | FITNESS FRIDAY

Welcome to fitness Friday! I did the couch to 5K program back in 2009 when I decided to transition from being a couch potato to a runner. It was a long process but somewhere along the way I became a runner and you can too!

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00:40 Couch to 5K program
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[carmarasmussen]

I did this in 3 months when I was 48 years old. I started in August and couldn't even run 1/4 of a mile without gasping. On Thanksgiving Day that same year, my hubby and I ran the Human Race 5k in Utah. I certainly wasn't fast but I did it and finished. It seriously was one of the hardest things I've ever done but so worth it to accomplish that goal.

[reneevation]

I really needed this video. Feel like I’ve successfully organized my pantry, freezer is full of meals, but I HAVE to get moving! Thanks for adding the Friday fitness videos to your mix. 😊

[thewadsquad]

I would love to run a race with you!! One thing I would add to your list is to hydrate hydrate hydrate!! It’s so important!!!

[klopez]

The year of yes! When I divorced, I had this mantra. If someone asked me to do something, I said Yes! It ended up getting me out of my house and out of my post-divorce depression. At my brother's funeral, his friends spoke about him and all the ways he had changed and all the activities in which he was involved. His one friend once asked my brother about it and my brother mentioned the movie "Yes Man, " about a man who had to say Yes to everything. Little did I know, we both had been living our lives on this same premise of saying Yes. More people should try it!!!

[jenniferwinsor]

My sister in law, Jennifer has been running for some time and up till the pandemic, volunteered for water stop duty for the Boston Marathon since the infamous 2013 marathon. She is partnered with a girl in the I Run for You program. The program pairs runners with people that can't run due to physical challenges. Jennifer surprised her partner a few years back by traveling to her state, renting a running wheel chair, and entered a race for them to run together for the first time. Her I Run For You partner inspires her to run. Jennifer also meets up with a local possy of girl friends most, if not every morning and are part of their specific I Run For You team.

[gacsjourney]

My first 5K I walked the whole way. I had lost 100lbs and still weighed 380lbs. It took me an hour an 40 minutes, but I did it and cried after because I did. Your video reminded me how proud I was and I need to begin again. No running anytime soon, but my first goal is lose the weight I regained during lock down and finish my next 5K with a better time.

[cassidiroberts]

I will never forget the first time I went on my normal 4 mile run that was always very difficult and for some reason - that day - it wasn’t. I ran and ran. Never walked. I actually extended my run. I ran home and told my husband and I was in disbelief

[kylaedlund]

I’m not a big commenter, but here’s the thing. Christine you have helped me so much. I admire you a whole lot. You’re hilarious, fun, supportive, and inspiring. I love to cook and clean and organize. Watching your videos is my favorite calm down relax thing. I have seen some of your videos at least 20 times 😳 but it’s too good not to repeat! I am NOT a runner. I used to be relatively active but have fallen off the train. You have inspired me to consider running. I think it would help me feel great and healthy to be in better shape. Thanks for all that you do! :)

Ps. I wasn’t excited about fitness Friday’s because I always felt they didn’t pertain well to me because I’m only doing low impact light short workouts two days a week. I’m not even close to anything you do. I would love if you could do more beginner or workout motivations.

[morganleach]

I definitely would like a video about form when running. These exercise Friday videos are great and really helpful.

[momstruction]

I just started the couch to 5K a month ago! I'm around 200 pounds and I love it! I love running so much

[vanessamartinez]

As a DD sized person, I can attest to the effectiveness of the Shefit bras. I love how adjustable they are. 😀

[kimeverhart]

Well, you are an inspiration, I’ll tell you that! I’m 63, overweight and desperately want to be stronger, slimmer and healthy. I’ve been through a very rough few years of grief and depression and it’s time to start living again. I have faithfully watched all of your videos and honestly, you’ve roped me out of the darkness more than once. So….I’m looking up “couch to 5k” and resuming my yoga practice. I’m going to Europe with my sister in 3 months and I need to get STRONG!!
Thanks so much for being such a good example in so many areas. You help lots of people Christine!! Don’t ever doubt that you were born to shine!!💫

[c_and_l]

Running never is and never will be my thing. I'd love something discussing other options to try if you aren't comfortable going to a gym at this point.

[aliciastraub]

Love this! I was a couch potato until I was 39 and then a became a runner! Someone told me the secret to running early on and it helped me a TON. This is it - "Running is hard and it doesn't get easier." Everyone from beginner runners running 17 minute miles to Olympic runners running 4 minute miles are in pain and out of breath when running. You are not doing it wrong! What happens after a while is that you can run further and/or go faster when you run but it will ALWAYS be hard. Embrace it and think about how good you will feel when you are done. It's the best!

[melissaeisener]

Now that was inspiring. Thank you for sharing that it really is hard to start, but completely possible. I am 26 and currently 20 weeks pregnant with my third. I have wanted to start running for years and always put it off. Last year I dealt with a lot of foot pain (possibly planter facetious however you spell it) and I couldn't even maintain my 5km walks. My goal and hope after this baby is to become a runner. I love being outside and being active and since having kids my activity level has gone down quite a lot.

[squenneville]

I need to get back into running. Used to do 5K daily... then a few pregnancies and some stressful life experiences later... I got in my own way.
Then the last 2.5 years of chronic joint pain and weight gain made it impossible to get back into it. I’m starting to lose weight and reduce inflammation and am finally able to walk longer distances again. I will get back to running! I’ve done it before and I can do it again! Thank you for the tips and motivation 🥰 you are my favourite person to follow.

[chrissycrosno]

Thank you for this! I have never been a runner. My husband was a track and cross country star in highschool and when we went to college together I tried running with him. I was practically on the ground passed out and he hadn’t even broken a sweat so I said nevermind! Fast forward over 20 years later and April 2020 comes around and sitting around all day in quarantine is not gonna work for me. I did not want to gain weight, so something came over me and I decided to start running. We had an old treadmill on the back porch and I started out run/walking 3 miles at about 15 min mile pace. I decided I was going to run every single day and see if I could keep it up. I ended up running every day for a year! The treadmill broke and I transitioned to the street (I live in CA so I’m able to run outside year round) and I don’t think I’ll ever go back to a treadmill. My 365th run was 7.5 miles at 8:53 pace! Now it’s almost another year later and my fastest 5k is 8:08 pace and I still run pretty much everyday. I’m 43 years old! I was 41 (almost 42) when I started running. I had no idea until I looked in my app a few weeks ago, but I ran 1, 021 miles in 2021! So crazy. If I can become a runner, anyone can! I heard you talk about your friend #nobodycaresworkharder and I tell myself that when I want to quit or let up. It works! I also inspired my husband to get back into running daily. He’s continued to be a runner our entire marriage and has run multiple marathons but had not run in quite a few months when I started. Now he’s coaching cross country and track at our kids’ school and our kids have become runners too (a little against their will, ha ha, because our 14 year old son is a baseball player and our 16 year old daughter is a ballerina). Our almost 12 year old son is super excited Dad is coaching middle school track. He’s all about it! So I guess we have become a family of runners!

[laurieeaves]

Love, love, love your family. Have to love your family. From dad, to mom, to kids. Everyone is loving and pulling for one another. How blessed!!

[stacyrussell]

I got a Fitbit for my birthday. I'm not a runner. More of a walker. As long as the weather is decent, I love walking around the lake nearby or just walking around my neighborhood. It's taking some getting used to, but I'm getting there & I'm amazed by how much I enjoy walking. And yes, music is key!

[gerihenry]

Wow, this was so good to watch. My husband says "I bet if you tried in high school you would have been good at a lot of sports" because it's true, I couldn't be bothered, I was a grunge kid who listened to Nirvana and watched my guy friends skateboard on lunch break. ha! But when I exercise, I can feel it within me, that there are muscles under the unwanted weight gain, and I can feel my body wanting to do more... maybe like running. I can do five minutes on the treadmill, which I didn't think was much, but maybe it's something, so thanks for the motivating words and knowing that someone as fit as you feels like someone like me in that there are days you just can't be bothered, but you make it happen, and I want to be like you! ;)